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Mapleton Falls is a
national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
near the town of Mapleton on the
Blackall Range The Blackall Range is a mountain range in South East Queensland, Australia. The first European explorer in the area was Ludwig Leichhardt. It was named after Samuel Blackall, the second Governor of Queensland. The Blackall Range dominates the ...
in
South East Queensland South East Queensland (SEQ) is a Bioregion, bio-geographical, Megalopolis, metropolitan and Statistics, statistical Regions of Queensland, region of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of ...
, Australia, north of
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. The falls are part of Pencil Creek and drop . The waterfall became a forest reserve in 1938 and then in 1973 it was declared a national park. Section 2 of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk, a rugged long-distance walking track, passes through the park. There are a number of smaller walks as well.


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Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the second-largest state in Australia. As at 2020, it contained more than 1,000 protected areas. In August 2023, it was estimated a total of 14.5 million hectares or 8.38% of Queensland's landmass was protected. List of terrestria ...
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List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia This is a list of published trails in Australia, suitable for walking in three days or longer. Trails See also *List of long-distance trails *List of people who have walked across Australia References {{reflist Notes *http://www.john.chapma ...


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Mapleton Falls National Park
{{National Parks of Queensland National parks on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland National parks of South East Queensland Protected areas established in 1973 1973 establishments in Australia Hiking and bushwalking tracks in Queensland